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Paul Sereno, Paleontologist

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A National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and Professor at the University of Chicago, Sereno leads expeditions to far-flung places as diverse as the Sahara Desert and the Tibetan plateau, in search of fossils to help chart the evolution of dinosaurs.

With his wife, educator Gabrielle Lyon, Sereno co-founded Project Exploration, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to making the wonders of science accessible to the public and urban youth.

Having discovered more than two dozen new species of dinosaurs on five continents, Sereno has been called a modern-day Indiana Jones. He has earned the Chicago Tribune's Teacher of the Year Award (1996) and the Boston Museum of Science's Walker Prize for extraordinary contributions in paleontology (1997). Esquire magazine named him one of the hundred "Best People in the World," and People Weekly included him among its "50 Most Beautiful People" for 1997.

Presentation Topics
Living Indiana Jones
Sereno's passion carries him to the remote corners of the world to discover dozens of new species under the harshest conditions. Join Sereno as he shares the everyday life of a dinosaur hunter.

Dinosaurs on Drifting Continents
Like island castaways, dinosaurs drifted into isolation as the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart under their feet. Follow their spectacular journey with an explorer who has discovered dinosaurs on five continents.

The SuperCroc Story
Deep in the Sahara, Sereno unearthed the bones of the world's largest croc, a 40-foot long dinosaur-eating beast he dubbed SuperCroc. Follow Sereno as he snares the largest living crocs to understand this fossil giant.

Feathered Dinosaurs
From feathers to brooding, everything you recognize as "bird-like" has a more ancient heritage. Journey back in time with Sereno to witness a spectacular evolutionary transformation.

Paleontology as Art
Sereno began his career as an artist, which explains his uncanny ability to see buried fossils, resurrect their skeletons, and walk into their world. See his paleontology as an exciting blend of art, history and science wrapped in adventure.

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Photograph by Mark Thiessen

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